# Initial Estimates for the 2025 U.S. Growing Season

> Soybean & Corn Advisor's Michael Cordonnier estimates 2025 U.S. corn planted area at 94.5 million acres, up from 90.6 million in 2024, with a possible 95.0+ million if April weather favors planting. He puts the initial corn yield at 180.0 bu/ac and notes that 53% of intended corn acres and 40% of soybean acres are in drought areas.

- Date: 2025-03-27 · published 2025-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13102-initial-estimates-for-the-2025-u-s-growing-season
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Larger expected corn acreage is bearish for corn prices, while drought exposure on a large share of acres offsets some of that pressure and supports yield risk premium.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-10-10 | [September estimates indicate record grain crop for 2019 \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56405-september-estimates-indicate-record-grain-crop-for-2019-news-agency.md) | +0.1% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2025-06-12 | [IBGE: in May, harvest estimate for 2025 is 332.6 million tonnes \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13492-ibge-in-may-harvest-estimate-for-2025-is-332-6-million-tonnes-news-agency.md) | +0.0% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2019-07-11 | [Estimates for 2019 harvest increase, hit 236 million tonnes \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57935-estimates-for-2019-harvest-increase-hit-236-million-tonnes-news-agency.md) | +0.2% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2025-02-27 | [USDA's initial look at 2025-26 marketing year - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26084-usda-s-initial-look-at-2025-26-marketing-year-pro-farmer.md) | -5.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2023-05-29 | [Sorghum Exports and Production Expectations for the 2023/24 Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36000-sorghum-exports-and-production-expectations-for-the-2023-24-season.md) | -4.6% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2024-05-13 | [What are the estimates for soy and corn supplies next season?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30219-what-are-the-estimates-for-soy-and-corn-supplies-next-season.md) | +1.9% | -1.4% |
| SOY | 2024-07-08 | [Assessing the U.S. Climate in June 2024 \| News \| National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13168-assessing-the-u-s-climate-in-june-2024-news-national-centers-for-environmental.md) | -4.5% | -13.4% |
| SOY | 2025-02-27 | [USDA's initial look at 2025-26 marketing year - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26084-usda-s-initial-look-at-2025-26-marketing-year-pro-farmer.md) | -2.6% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- soybeansandcorn.com: https://www.soybeansandcorn.com/articles/10282/

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